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mere-candel

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Hana Videen

mere-candel, f.n: ‘sea-candle’, the sun. (MEH-ruh-KAHN-dell / ˈmɛ-rə-ˌkan-dɛl)

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hungor-lǣwe

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Hana Videen

hungor-lǣwe, adj: hungry, famished. (HUNG-gor-LAE-wuh / ˈhʌŋ-gɔr-ˌlæː-wə)

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Crocodile from a bestiary. France, c. 1450. Hague, Museum Meermanno, MMW, 10 B 25, fol. 12v. [bestiary.ca]
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sunn-beorht

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Hana Videen

sunn-beorht, adj: ‘sun-bright’, bright with sunshine. (SUN-BEH-orh’t / ˈsʌn-ˌbɛɔrxt)

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lēac

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Hana Videen

lēac, n.n: herb, plant. (LAY-ock / ˈleːak)

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Ibn Butlân, Tacuinum sanitatis, c. 1400. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 9333, fol. 22r. [gallica.bnf.fr]
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hlūd

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Hana Videen

hlūd, adj: loud, sonorous. (HLOOD / ˈhluːd)

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cū-hyrde

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Hana Videen

cū-hyrde, m.n: a cowherd, person who has the charge of cows. (KOO-HUER-duh / ˈkuː-ˌhyr-də)

(Bonus word for today due to a Twitter tweet order mix-up!)

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wyrt-tūn

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Hana Videen

wyrt-tūn, m.n: garden. (WUERT-TOON / ˈwyrt-ˌtuːn)

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A garden in Convenevole da Prato’s address in verse to Robert of Anjou, King of Naples. Italy (Tuscany), c. 1335-c. 1340. British Library, MS. Royal 6 E IX, fol. 15v. [bl.uk]
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druncen-georn

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Hana Videen

druncen-georn, adj: drunk (drink-eager). (DRUNK-en-YEH-orn / ˈdrʌnk-ɛn-ˌjɛɔrn)

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A monk-cellarer tasting wine from a barrel while filling a jug. Li Livres dou Santé, by Aldobrandino of Siena. France, late 13th century. [commons.wikimedia.org]
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wer-genga

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Hana Videen

wer-genga, m.n: stranger who seeks protection in the land to which they have come. (WER-GENG-ga / ˈwɛr-ˌgɛŋ-ga)

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butere

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Hana Videen

butere, f.n: butter. (BUH-teh-ruh / ˈbʌ-tɛ-rə)

15th-century French Book of Hours. Bibliothèque nationale de france, MS. 502, fol. 39r. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]
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